A Roxbury man allegedly spat in an officer’s face while police arrested him for attempted robbery at a gas station early Wednesday, officials said.
Alexi Daniel Silva, 41, allegedly approached a man while he was getting gas in Roxbury and asked him for money, and threatened to pull out a gun, Boston police said in a statement.
Officers responded to the area of 310 Blue Hill Ave. around 1 a.m. and approached Silva near Grove Hall, police said.
Silva spat at an officer’s mouth and eyes while police tried to search him, the statement said.
He will be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court in Roxbury on charges of attempt to commit felony and assault and battery on a police officer, officials said.
Silva also had two outstanding warrants for charges including unarmed robbery, assault and battery, breaking and entering, and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon issued by Municipal Court/Roxbury and Suffolk Superior Court.
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